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- Continued investment in the dying industry of fossil fuels in this region, as we see the world shifting energy economies to renewable and clean energy, perpetuates the cycle of generational poverty this region has already suffered from far too long.
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The suspect in the case of a cinema shooting in the US state of Colorado previously threatened a university professor, according to prosecutors.
James Holmes had his access to the University of Colorado campus revoked after the threat, they say.
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Mr Holmes faces 142 charges over the killing of 12 people and wounding of 58 in the cinema in the town of Aurora.
The claims are contained in court documents released on Friday.
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Prosecutors also say that Mr Holmes had "conversations with a classmate about wanting to kill people in March... and that he would do so when his life was over".
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In another document, Mr Holmes' defence announces its intention "to call... an expert in the field of psychiatry".
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Mr Holmes, 24, was a graduate student in neuroscience at the University of Colorado in Denver but was withdrawing from his studies after failing a key exam.
The attack, which took place at the premiere of the new Batman film in Aurora in July, was one of the worst mass shootings in US history.


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Chateau Castigno, a winery in Assignan in the south of France and Le Chantier Dental Clinic have made financial donations to the Seychelles Arts Project Foundation (SAPF) to help Seychellois artists take part for the first time ever in this year's 55th Venice Biennale in Italy.
A cheque for €20,000 was presented to George Camille, the chairman of the SAPF, by Marc Verstraete-Claeys representating the Chateau Castigno while an undisclosed sum from Le Chantier Dental Clinic was donated by Dr Tazio Tournier.
The presentation ceremony took place on Thursday in the presence of the Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St Ange; the principal secretary for culture Benjamine Rose and the commissioner of the exhibition Nitin Shroff.
Venice Biennale is the world's leading contemporary art event and this year it will be held in May and Seychellois artists will be taking part for the first time. As such participation comes at a price because work has to be curated, shipped, insured and installed.
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Minister St Ange described the donations on Thursday as a good day for the arts in Seychelles.
"It's a good day because for the first time we see a direct support from overseas joining our local sponsors to help Seychelles export what we have that is dear to us. It is our culture that we are putting up and now it is the culture that the artists put on canvas or other means to be able to tell other citizens of the world this is Seychelles," said the minister.
He added that it also comes at a good time to coincide with this year's national theme 'I Love Seychelles'.
"And when the artists are showing on canvas or in any other form what Seychelles is all about, they are depicting this love for our country," said Minister St Ange.
The minister also said that artists of Seychelles have been in other smaller biennales. But this one is to get Seychelles in the 'Olympics' of the art. He described it as such because this biennale is a bit like the Olympics and if we are able to get Seychelles exhibiting there, we would have achieved this milestone.
The SAPF chairman said the donations have come about after a meeting last year in France and Venice with the Global Arts Affair Foundation regarding Seychelles' participation in the forthcoming Venice Biennale.
"As a result of that the SAPF was created with the main aim of organising such an event which is very important," he said.
He said for Seychelles to be able to take part in such a big event, the foundation needs a lot of money as it is a very expensive exercise.
"We got the full backing of the department of culture. Minister St Ange and PS Rose have been hundred per cent behind us. So this morning is the realisation of months of work. We finally got the foundation up and running, constitution sorted out and artists as members," said Mr Camille.
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I can only stand back in admiration - she's made some lovely outfits and I really like the blue top. Great that she gives the proceeds to charity too.ReplyDelete
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Sesiago sighed, "We are waiting for the blood work to let us know if she is. The initial test came back positive."
"I sense a but coming."
"There is a chance the baby could be Hiko's. At the doctor's office she was adamant that she could not have his baby, but seemed to calm when I told her that the baby could be mine. We have not spoken about it since and have yet to hear from the doctor on the final word."
Sesiago turned and moved toward the counter, picking up his phone and cycling through his messages looking for one from the doctor's office. "Let me ask you a question. If the baby turns out to be Hiko's, how would you feel?"
He paced glancing over his phone before finally stopping and regarding his father a moment. "It would not matter to me."
"Not at all? Looking at the product of the assault every single day. Watching him or her grow up knowing that Hiko's blood runs through the veins of that child."
"Hiko and I have the same blood," Sesiago responded before giving his father a hard stare, "What are you trying to do?"
"Your question will have to be a bit more specific."
"I mean, why do you care suddenly? Is this all about Kazuma and Tearra or do you have an agenda?"
"Just concerned." Sesiago made a sound of disbelief as he set his phone down. "You know this place is hardly fit to raise a child."
'Dad, stop."
"I am just…"
"She and I will figure this out together. Just drop it alright?"
"Alright, I will drop it, but under one condition."
"I knew it, you do have an agenda."
"No agenda, just a request and by request I mean, I expect you both to be there."
"Your nephew wants to have a little family gathering for the holidays. I told him that it would not be possible, but he begged me to get his uncle Sesiago to come and visit. Considering you have been dumping work on Seiji and Yayoi, I suggest you be present."
Sesiago sighed bowing his head. He was about to tell his father that it was not going to be possible, but her soft voice answered for him. "We will be there."
"Then it is settled. I will see you in a couple of days." Katsu had responded saying his goodbyes and rather quickly departing.
Sesiago understood why his father left so suddenly. There was much that he and Tationy needed to discuss. He had been just about to speak, when she sighed, "I am going to take a bath then rest for a bit."
With a subtle, "Mmhmm," Sesiago watched her disappear up the stairs.
While Tationy took a bath, Sesiago called the doctor's office in hopes of getting some information on the blood work only to find out that the lab was backed up and they would call when the results were available. The waiting and uncertainty seemed to be weighing heavily on both of them them and for two days they spoke little to each other. Sesiago tried to think of this trip to his fathers as a vacation away from their troubles and worries, but he was concerned that this would have its own negative impact upon the situation. Two hours into the drive and not a word was spoken between the two. Tationy simply looked out the window or played with the radio. When she finally spoke, Sesiago was caught off-guard. "What is your father's place like?"
He stumbled over his words until he finally just settled on one word, "Big."
"Is it like your dad?"
"What do you mean?"
"He seems like he deals with every situation as though it is a business transaction."
"You got that from meeting with him twice?" He paused a moment then added, "In some ways it is an extension of him. My mother's influence on the place is long gone. It was their dream house and when he made his first million he had it built for them. She died a year after it was finished."
"I am sorry. How old were you when she died?"
"I was six. What about you?"
"What about me?"
"Tell me about your parents."
She seemed apprehensive about discussing them. "My mother only cares about appearances and my father is always drowning his sorrows into a bottle of whatever he can get his hands on. They are not worth talking about."
"Are you not close to them?"
"I could not wait to get away from them and I have not seen them in a couple of years."
"I am sorry to hear that."
"Don't be, I'm not. When my mother finds out that you and I are spending time together she will make an appearance, just like she did when Hiko and I first got involved. Her mother disowned when she was sixteen after she hooked up with my father and got herself pregnant. She has been chasing fortune ever since, anywhere she can get it. I despise women like her."
"So you do not care about money?" He questioned.
"It only gets in the way. People who have it think they can do whatever they want and people that don't will do anything to have it. The face of greed is an ugly one."
"Do you think that I think that I can do whatever I want?"
"I did initially, after all when I asked you who you thought you were, your response to me was Sesiago Kari. Like that name alone could move mountains, but having spent time with you I do not believe you are what you appeared to be during our first encounter. However, that is not to say you could not be that person when you see something you want. Everyone has it in them to be that person."
"Everyone? Even you?"
"Even me. It is what you do at that moment with that opportunity that defines whether you are or are not that type of person."
He was grateful she was talking. "Are you okay with doing this?"
There was a silent moment and he glanced at her briefly, "This is what people do right? It is normal to visit family on the holidays. I need to be normal for a while, even if it is not my family and not my place. I just want a moment where I can pretend like this nightmare did not happen. So yes, I am okay with this. I don't want you to worry, just have a good time with your family." Sesiago felt some relief from her words as the silence overtook both of them and lingered there until they arrived at his fathers estate.
Pulling into his fathers drive he instantly noticed his father's classic convertible along with his brother Seiji's eidolon and his cousin Yayoi's motorcycle. He was not expecting everyone to be there already. He had been hoping for them to have a chance to settle in before being confronted by his kin. He was concerned that Tationy was going to be overwhelmed as he turned off the ignition climbed out of the vehicle and moved around to the other side to open the door for Tationy. She was already out and standing by the side of the car when he reached the other-side. "You have a look on your face."
"Do I?"
"Is something wrong?"
"No, I just was not expecting everyone else to be here already. I was hoping we would arrive first and have a chance to settle in."
"So you are telling me I have been tossed into the lion's den?"
He sighed, "Yeah, sorry."
"It is alright. I prepared myself for this already during our trip here."
"We can leave the bags, I will get them later," he stated as he reached for her hand giving it a squeeze before walking with her into the home of his father.
Sesiago could hear their voices as they made their way through the house toward the top of it where the grill, pool, and bar were located. They were talking casually among themselves about business. More importantly about the movement of Hiko against Shima interest. When they stepped out into the fresh open air, Osa his nephew was standing there staring at them. "What took you so long uncle Sesiago? Grandpa said that we could not eat until you got here."
"I am sorry, we did not know everyone was waiting on us."
"Is this your girlfriend?" His question gave him pause. Truthfully he wanted to say yes, but he did not really know how to answer the question and his father, cousin, and brother grew quiet when they realized the two of them had finally arrived.
"Something like that."
"What does that mean?" Osa questioned then turned toward his father, "I thought you said that she was his girlfriend. What does something like that mean?"
"It is complicated Osa, I will explain it to you when you are older."
"You always say that and each birthday I tell you I am older, but you never explain anything."
Sesiago sighed shaking his head and then he heard it, the soft laugh of Tationy. "You finding this amusing?" He whispered as he kept his eyes fixed on his family.
"You have no idea." She responded.
Sesiago wanted to quickly change the topic and say hello to everyone when Osa broke the awkward silence, "What happened to your face?"
Sesiago noticeably tensed his mouth opened to speak, but Seiji had gotten there first. "That is not polite Osa."
"It is alright." Tationy responded calmly. She took her sunglasses off and knelt down so she was eye level with the child. She took a moment to allow him to look at her, offering a brief smile as she spoke, "I made someone very angry at me."
"That is a good question. I was feeling a bit sad and I did something that made me happy, but made him very upset."
"So he hurt you?"
"He did."
"Are the two of you still mad at each other?"
Sesiago noticed the heaviness had returned, not just around him, but his father, brother, and cousin as well. "We have not apologized." She voiced, "It will take some time, before either of us can forgive the other." Sesiago made note that Tationy was being very careful with her words. He could tell she did not want it to seem like a big deal, but she also did not want to ignore the questions of Osa.
"Was it uncle Sesiago that hurt you?"
"No, it was not."
"Good, I would be very mad at him if it was. It is not nice to hurt people." Osa had paused his nose scrunched up before he asked, "Does it hurt?"
Her words must have settled the questions in Osa, because he nodded his head and began walking away. "Osa, where are you going?" Seiji questioned.
"To make a picture for Sesiago's girlfriend to cheer her up. She seems sad and it always cheered up mommy."
When Tationy stood up, she turned and buried her face in Sesiago's chest. It told him that it was harder for her to do that then it appeared to him and his family. With Osa out of earshot he whispered, "Are you alright?"
She had not responded instead his family moved in closer to the two, "Thank you for answering his questions. I know that must have been difficult for you."
"Thank you for being there and finding me." She responded.
"Well this tension is rather thick." The voice of Yayoi caught his attention as he quickly introduced himself, "I wish we were meeting under different circumstances. I am Yayoi, Sesiago and Seiji's cousin."
"How are you doing?"
"I take it Sesiago told you what happened?" Sesiago removed his sunglasses tucking them into his pocket as he listened to the conversation.
"He did, though do not be too terribly mad at him, I did not give him much of a choice in the matter."
"I am holding myself together." She answered his question. It was the most honest answer that Sesiago had heard from her regarding how she was feeling.
"Let us not dwell on the negative that is not why we are all here." Katsu spoke up. "Yayoi needs to be getting back to work, so let's get some dinner made and try to enjoy the holiday. Shall we?" Sesiago's father had offered his arm to Tationy and she nervously accepted. "You will be my assistant for this adventure, Miss Tationy."
She stumbled over the word, "Alright."
He felt nervous as he watched the two of them walk away. Yayoi's hand rested to his shoulder as he spoke, "You are no good to her if you are hovering like an overprotective husband. She will never be able to stand on her own two feet if you are constantly there expecting her to fall."
"I don't expect that."
"Don't you?" Yayoi's question brought him pause as he looked toward the door they had gone through and wondered if that was what he was doing. He had been expecting there to be a calm before the storm, wasn't he right to think that? "Your father is not ill-equipped at dealing with situations like these. Just relax and try to enjoy your vacation."
Sesiago remained silent as Yayoi began to walk away, but then his words hit him and Sesiago yelled out, "What do you mean situations like these?"
Yayoi stopped moving, his back still to Sesiago as he spoke, "You think that this is the first time this type of thing has transpired in this family? Do you have any idea how many Tylo women came before this one? You always tell yourself that it is just some fairy tale, but the truth of the matter is, to the Kari that story is everything. It lingers about and every single one of them will do whatever is needed to make that fairy tale a reality. Even sink to the lowest level possible to test themselves or their kin. You tell yourself it is nonsense and keep your distance from it, but it is still around you Sesiago. Maybe you should try listening to your father."
Sesiago's head tilted slightly as he watched his cousin leave through the same door that his father and Tationy had gone through. Seiji's words broke through his thoughts, "Whatever happens, just understand that it is done for a reason."
"You too?" Sesiago questioned as he turned toward Seiji.
"Your father groomed you to be the heir to Kazuma's kingdom. You can keep fighting it or you can fight for it. If she is Kazuma's queen, I would think your decision in this matter would be an easy one. It does not matter if the fairy tale is true or not, what matters is how you feel. The fairy tale is something these old Kari were groomed to uphold the traditions of, they need it, don't deprive them of something that is so ingrained within them simply because you do not believe in it. I am going to check on Osa, why don't you stay up here and think about things for a bit."
His brothers words probably stung more than any other persons could have. Seiji was not born Kari. He was born of the Shima and raised as the son of Katsu. He had heard the stories as he grew just as Sesiago did and never once did Sesiago ever think that Seiji would support what he truly believed to be utter nonsense.
Katsu could tell that Tationy was feeling a bit uncomfortable standing near him in the kitchen. "Have you heard from the doctor?"
He noticed how she pursed her lips before speaking, "Not as of yet."
"Have you decided what you intend to do if you are in fact pregnant?"
"Are you asking me for a reason?"
"My son is in love with you."
"Your son does not know me."
"Don't be fooled into thinking that such a minor detail matters. You must be wondering to yourself if what you see from him is genuine or if it will fade with time."
"Do you have a point?"
"Perhaps you should test him."
"Did your wife test you?"
"My wife had no doubts that I was the one for her so there was no need for me to be tested. She never wavered in how she felt about me and I never even glanced at another."
"All men look at other women."
"Not Kari men. Even Hiko has only loved one woman. Sure a Kari man is no monk we may take another woman to our bed, but we never see anyone, but the woman we love and my son loves you. I am not entirely certain he even realizes it at this point, but I can see it clearly as can his brother and even Yayoi told me he could hear it in the voice of Sesiago when they spoke on the phone. So yes, I am asking you for a reason. If you abort that child, regardless of whose child it is he will be devastated."
"You seem so certain." She responded.
"He is my son. I have no doubts about his feelings."
His words halted her actions as she placed the knife and apple she had been peeling upon the table. "I need some fresh air." He knew it was heartless of him to take this course of action, but he had to be certain she was the queen of Kazuma and that there would be no lingering doubts among the Kari about her identity. If his sons feelings were true, he would move heaven and earth to be with her, no matter what it cost him.
To Be Continued


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ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people, and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these poor people to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agriculture. Headquartered in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, with two regional hubs and four country offices in sub-Saharan Africa, ICRISAT is a member of theCGIAR. The Institute conducts research on five highly nutritious, drought-tolerant crops – chickpea, pigeonpea, pearl millet, sorghum and groundnut. It develops information and methodology for sustainable management of semi-arid tropic (SAT) agricultural systems.
IRRI - International Rice Research Institute
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IITA - International Institute for Tropical Agriculture
Founded in 1967, IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture while finding solutions to hunger, malnutrition and poverty in the tropical countries of Africa. The Institute's focus crops are cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava and maize. IITA works with research, development and extension actors ( farmers' organisations, non-governmental organisations, the private sector, and government agencies) to deliver research outputs that positively impact development.
CIAT - International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
CIAT is a not-for-profit organisation that has been working with smallholders tp grow more food and earn more money for 40 years since its establishment on in 1970 as one of the four original research centers in the CGIAR. CIAT, who acronym is derived from its Spanish name Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, now works in more than 50 countries worldwide, focusing on scientific solutions to hunger in the tropics. The Centre's focus crops are beans, forages, cassava, rice and tropical fruits.
Bioversity, a member centre of the CGIAR, undertakes, encourages and supports research aimed at enhancing the sustainable use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity to the world's most vulnerable communities through better nutrition, especially in developing countries; sustainable farming practices, to secure our future food supplies; and conservation and use, to ensure that everyone can grow the food they need. Bioversity works closely with UN Agencies such as FAO, IFAD and WFP. and hosts some system-wide activities on behalf of the CGIAR.
ICARDA - International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
ICARDA's works on improved livelihoods of the resource-poor in the dry areas by enhancing food security and alleviating poverty through research and partnerships to achieve sustainable increases in agricultural productivity and income, while ensuring the efficient and more equitable use and conservation of natural resources. The Centre has a global mandate for the improvement of barley, lentil and faba bean and serves the non-tropical dry areas for the improvement of on-farm water-use efficiency, rangeland and small-ruminant production. In the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA contributes to the improvement of bread and durum wheats, kabuli chickpea, pasture and forage legumes and associated farming systems. It also works on improved land management, diversification of production systems, and value-added crop and livestock products. Social, economic and policy research is an integral component of ICARDA's research to better target poverty and to enhance the uptake and maximize impact of the research outputs.
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Dear Ones,
I feel that Lilith may be an archetypal image of the deep subconscious mind of humankind …
Image: Adam and Eve, by Divadonosoi. in Wikimedia Commons, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Adamo_ed_eva.jpg … Eve is reaching up into a fruit tree. Grasping the trunk of the tree is a being with the head of a woman and the body of a lizard … this may be a depiction of the legendary seductress Lilith.
The Shadow of Lilith, by Christopher Brennan (1)
"The tuberose thickens the air: a swoon
lies close on open'd calyx and slipt sheath
thro' all the garden bosom-bound beneath
dense night that hangs, her own perturbing moon:
no star: and heaven and earth, seeking their boon,
meet in this troubled blood whereunder seethe
cravings of darkling bliss whose fumes enwreathe
some rose of rare-reveal'd delight: oh, soon! —
Ay, surely near — the hour consents to bless! —
and nearer yet, all ways of night converge
in that delicious dark between her breasts
whom night and bloom and wayward blood confess,
where all the world's desire is wild to merge
its multitude of single suffering nests.
The painting "Lady Lilith" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1867. The model, Fanny Cornforth, was his mistress. (2)
"Cloth'd now with dark alone, O rose and balm,
whence unto world-sear'd youth is healing boon,
what lures the tense dark round thy pulsing calm?
Or does that flood-tide of luxurious noon,
richly distill'd for thy sweet nutriment,
now traitor, hearken to some secret moon.
Eve's wifely guise, her dower that Eden lent,
now limbeck where the enamour'd alchemist
invokes the rarer rose, phantom descent;
thy dewy essence where the suns persist
is alter'd by occult yet natural rite:
among thy leaves it was the night we kiss'd.
Rare ooze of odour drowns our faint delight,
some spilth of love that languishes unshared,
a rose that bleeds unseen, the heart of night;
whose sweetness holds us, wondering, ensnared:
for cunning she, the outcast, to entice
to wake with her, remembering how she fared
in times before our time, when Paradise
shone once, the dew-gem in her heart, and base
betrayal gave her to the malefice
that all thro' time afflicts her lonely face,
and all the mournful widowhood of night
closed round her, and the wilderness of space:
O bleeding rose, alone! O heart of night!
Image: "Lilith" by John Collier, 1892 … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lilith_(John_Collier_painting).jpg … This painting shows a beautiful lady, disrobed, unperturbed by a very large snake that has wrapped itself around her body.
"This is of Lilith, by her Hebrew name
Lady of Night: she, in the delicate frame
that was of woman after, did unite
herself with Adam in unblest delight;
who, uncapacious of that dreadful love,
begat on her not majesty, as Jove,
but the worm-brood of terrors unconfest
that chose henceforth, as their avoided nest,
the mire-fed writhen thicket of the mind.
She, monsterward from that embrace declined,
could change her to Chimera and inspire
doubt of his garden-state, exciting higher
the arrowy impulse to dim descried
o'erhuman bliss, as after, on the wide
way of his travail, with enticing strain
and hint of nameless things reveal'd, a bane
haunted, the fabled siren, and was seen
later as Lamia and Melusine,
and whatsoe'er of serpent-wives is feign'd,
or malice of the vampire-witch that drain'd
fresh blood of fresh-born babes, a wicked blast:
faces of fear, beheld along the past
and in the folk's scant fireside lore misread,
of her that is the august and only dread,
close-dwelling, in the house of birth and death,
and closer, in the secrets of our breath –
or love occult, whose smile eludes our sight
in her flung hair that is the starry night."
A likely representation of either Ereshkigal or Ishtar (3)
(1) Reference: "The Shadow of Lilith," by Christopher Brennan: Since this poem was published in 1913, I feel certain it's in the public domain.
(2) "Lady Lilith is an oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti first painted in 1866–68 using his mistress Fanny Cornforth as the model, then altered in 1872–73 to show the face of Alexa Wilding. The subject is Lilith, who was, according to ancient Judaic myth, 'the first wife of Adam' and is associated with the seduction of men and the murder of children. She is shown as a 'powerful and evil temptress' and as 'an iconic, Amazon-like female with long, flowing hair.' –from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Lilith ..
The image in this blog is of model Fanny Cornforth … from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rossetti_lady_lilith_1867.jpg … public domain.
(3) "Rectangular, baked clay relief panel; modeled in relief on the front depicting a nude female figure with tapering feathered wings and talons, standing with her legs together; shown full frontal, wearing a headdress consisting of four pairs of horns topped by a disc; wearing an elaborate necklace and bracelets on each wrist; holding her hands to the level of her shoulders with a rod and ring in each; figure supported by a pair of addorsed lions above a scale-pattern representing mountains or hilly ground, and flanked by a pair of standing owls. Known as the "Burney Relief" or the "Queen of the Night". The image in this blog was photographed by BabelStone, 24 June 2010 … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Museum_Queen_of_the_Night.jpg … Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication … public domain
More information: Burney Relief, Babylon (1800-1750 BCE). The figure in the relief was sometimes identified with Lilith, based on a misreading of an outdated translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Modern research has identified the figure as either Ishtar or Ereshkigal. "– from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith ( Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License )
Link: "Jungian Archetypes," in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypes ..
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TV characters have their share of bad habits (why else would we watch?), so in the spirit of the New Year, Mama has these suggested resolutions for her favorite dramatic wrecks:
Ben Linus ("Lost"): To work on his people skills this season in order to avoid, or at least lessen, the repeated brutal beatdowns he receives from his island-mates. Plus, it's the last season, so he'd earn a lot of goodwill if he'd stop answering questions with other questions.
Dexter Morgan (uh, "Dexter"): To stop procrastinating when he meets other serial killers and take them out before they can do harm to his family.
Nathan Petrelli ("Heroes"): To finally, definitively, once-and-for-all die already so that Adrian Pasdar can turn up on a show more deserving of his talents. Mama has a vision of him in Seattle Grace scrubs this fall.
Sukie Stackhouse ("True Blood"): To listen, just once, when Bill or someone else tells her that she's walking into danger. This girl is supposed to be psychic and she makes more bad decisions than an NBC programming executive.
Gemma Morrow ("Sons of Anarchy"): Keep driving until you hit the ocean, sister. Mama knows you'll miss your family, but let's face it, there's only trouble to be found back in Charming. Sherriff Unser may not be the most exciting man to spend your exile with, but at least you know nobody's going to shoot or mutilate you.
Gregory House ("House M.D."): Since he can solve any medical mystery in an hour, to head to Congress and wrap up the debate on healthcare reform with one of his condescending speeches.
Bill Henrickson ("Big Love"): To spend more time with his families.
Tommy Gavin ("Rescue Me"): To stop drinking, swearing, smoking, fighting… New Year's Resolutions were probably invented because of this kind of guy.
Chuck Bartowski ("Chuck"): To use those new superspy-powers of his to finally convince Sarah he's cool enough to be her boyfriend.
Jack Bauer ("24"): To treat his fellow travelers on this planet with love, respect, and dignity–oh, hell, he's not going to do any of that. Not when he's got a metal chair, handcuffs, and a pair of pliers. Has Jack met Ben Linus?
Don Draper ("Mad Men"): To not change a hair on that lovely head of his.


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Finally, it's over. Pokemon Go users won't have to worry about the potential security risk.
The developer of the Pokemon Go, Niantic Labs, has acknowledged that it "erroneously" requested full access permission to users' Google accounts on iOS and said that the team is working with Google to address this issue.
Users have only two options to sign into the widely popular game app, login information through the game's website pokemon.com, or sign in with your Google credentials. Because of the immense popularity of the game, the Pokemon website currently under development and isn't accepting new users. This leaves the user with only one option on the table, and that is using a Google account.
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When iOS users sign into Pokemon Go through their Google account, it giving Niantic Labs not just access to the game itself but full access to their Google account, which includes Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, and other Google features. And if the game developer chooses to do so, it has the ability to read your emails, send emails, and even view your search and browsing histories.
In a statement provided to technology new site Mashable, Niantic Labs said that the app "erroneously requests full access permission for the user's Google account," but that no user information was compromised.
According to Niantic Labs, the game only accesses basic Google profile information (User ID and email address) and no other Google account information has been accessed or collected.
Niantic also added that Google was working with them so users won't need to adjust their account settings to address the issue. Google will also reduce Pokemon G's permission to only the basic profile data that the game needs.
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Security experts have raised security concerns recently about the iOS version of Pokemon Go after they discovered that it required users to hand over unrestricted access to their Google accounts.
Niantic Labs is a Google spinoff company best known for developing the augmented reality mobile games Ingress and now Pokémon Go. The company utilizes high throughput real-time geospatial querying and indexing techniques to process more than 200 million game actions per day as people interact with real and virtual objects in the physical world.
Pokemon Go was officially released on July 6, 2016, and was available in Australia, New Zealand the US. A global roll-out is planned but was halted after the initial launch overwhelmed and crippled server.
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Hollywood loves its tech stars. Their legend stories are often the best material for film studios, include Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and so on. Here are 10 well-known names in the tech world who have been portrayed on the big screen. 1. Mark Zuckerberg In the 2010
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text: On their way, they meet a troubled child mouse, Chuta. He says his family and other mice have been killed by a gang of weasels living on the island. Chuta asks the ship mice which are said to be the bravest mice for help, but when they find out that the very villain in this event is a weasel-leader named Noroi, they give up on helping Chuta. However seeing the hopeless Chuta, Gamba promises him to save the island and his family and the other mice. Gamba and his friends team up to go on their adventure to defeat the evil Noroi and weasels.


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Things To Do in East LondonHood Point Lighthouse
Lighthouses Sight Seeing Amatola Sunshine Coast
Where? Next to West Bank Golf Course, East London, Eastern Cape.
When? Architecture - daylight best visibility. Light - overcast conditions with poor visibility and night.
How? Call +27 (0)43 701-9600
How much? Free
Overnight? Stay at accommodation in East London, in Eastern Cape
At a height of 19 meters, the Hood Point Lighthouse stands as tall as the pine tress that flank its masonry tower like botanical bodyguards. Smart and proud this maritime hero, decked out in the white of a naval officer's ceremonial uniform, salutes the tempestuous Indian Ocean with bright flashes into the darkness.
Visible at a focal plane of 55 meters above high water, a group flashing of 4 flashes every 40 seconds covers the coastline for the considerable distance of 31 nautical miles. A painted red dome topping the 6 000 000 candelas optic apparatus is worn like a knitted woollen cap while the matching red balustrades that encircle the balcony beneath the light wrap themselves in the fashion of a matching scarf around this beacons broad neck.
A rooftop compass fixed like a medal of honour points out across land and shore into the navigational directions of the globe from this East Coast location of South Africa. Permanently posted on the outskirts of East London since 1895, this soldier of the sea patrols the coast that has been responsible for over 85 shipwrecks and claimed the harbour title 'Port of Wrecks'.
Local beaches (e.g. the Orient Beach), streets (e.g. Bonanza Street) and hotels (e.g. the Kennaway Hotel) have been named after such sunken vessels. Maritime mysteries remain unsolved on this coast as marked by the unexplained disappearance in 1909 of the 9300 ton Waratah and her 211 passengers.
Conversely marine mysteries have resolved themselves on this shoreline as discovered with the presence of prehistoric fish, Coelacanth, misconceived to have been extinct for 80 000 000 years. Matrimonial mysteries were also explored on these waters as a historic cargo of 157 Irish brides were sent ashore to marry the Cape Frontier's men. When the Hood light blinks in your direction, wink back - you never know what mystery awaits you.
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Introduction: The Soup That Won the War- Pepper Pot Soup (Vegetarian)
According to American lore, pepper pot is a thick spicy soup first created on December 29, 1777, during the Revolutionary War. The army was running low on food and morale, so Christopher Ludwick, their cook, gathered whatever food he could scrounge up in the countryside, and made pepper pot soup. It rejuvenated the troops and was dubbed "the soup that won the war."
Apparently the original soup was made from bacon rind, root veggies, scraps of tripe (don't even ask), and some peppercorn. I'm sure there are people who adore the original recipe, but it sounds to me like he made it in desperation from whatever he could beg, borrow, or steal from the locals. My pepper pot soup is exactly nothing like Ludwick's soup, but then again you don't have to be starving in a field to love it, so you choose.
Step 1: Ingredients
(all amounts approximate- this is soup, so just go with it):
- 1 cup of dried pantry items- lentils, beans, barley, rice, etc, (Use whatever you have, but choose items with a similar soak time for rehydration. Or, if you prefer, use canned ones that don't need to be soaked)
- 1-2 cups of root veggies (carrots, onions, celery, leftover Brussels sprouts, etc)
- 2 cloves of garlic.
- 3-4 cups of bell peppers (I used traffic light colours)
- Any kind of hot or spicy peppers you have- to your own taste (I used jalapenos, pickled banana peppers, dried paprika, crushed black peppercorns, and dried red pepper flakes- it is called pepper pot soup after all).
- 4-5 cups of vegetable broth.
- Any other "scrounged" items you desire- I threw in a few tomatoes that needed using up, and some dried shiitakes. (soup is always good for using up leftovers).
- Meat substitute if desired. Since I was grabbing my dried items anyway, I threw in a cup or so of dried soy chik'n pieces.
- 1/2 tsp. thyme.
- 1/2 tsp. marjoram.
- 1 tsp. cumin (secret ingredient).
- salt to taste.
Step 2: Directions
- Clean and soak the 1 cup of dried pantry items. (I chose all items that do not take a long soak time, and I just threw them in the crockpot and poured boiling kettle water over them. Then I set the crockpot on low and did some errands for an hour or so).
- Drain the soaked items and put them back in the pot. Add vegetable broth.
- Rehydrate the shiitakes and chik'n (I pour boiling water over them, drain, then soak for a few minutes in Bragg's aminos) and add to the pot.
- Meanwhile, cut up the root veggies, garlic, and fresh peppers (you can do this while the shiitakes and chik'n are soaking). Soften them in a frying pan with a little vegetable oil, and add to the crockpot.
- Finally, add the spices, salt and dried peppers to taste.
- Cook on high for 1/2 hour, then turn down low and leave in the pot until you are ready to eat (the longer it cooks, the more flavourful it becomes.Taste and adjust the seasonings at least 1/2 hr. before eating).
The prep work is done in bits and pieces, but probably adds up to about 1/2 hour (excluding the soak time for dried pantry items).
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What a beautiful soup! Can't wait to try this one!
Thanks. I hope you love it as much as I do.